Run: 2026-09-10-01M25DK1ZNFT9A67ADK7GAN8P2

The heavy rain hammered the roof of Blackwood Manor as Detective Mara Voss stepped through the grand old front door. Inside, the air smelled faintly of copper, old candle wax, and something quite terrible that she could not ever name. Lord Ashcroft sat slumped in his velvet chair by the fireplace, a silver letter opener buried deep within his chest. His eyes were wide open, and his lips were parted as if he had once tried to speak to someone. An old grandfather clock ticked loudly behind her, marking each second as she studied the silent room for possible clues. The windows were locked tightly, the doors were bolted firmly, and no visible footprints marked the old dusty wooden floor. She knelt carefully beside the body, checking his pockets, and found a folded note clutched tightly in his right hand. The crumpled note read, "Meet me at midnight tonight, or the secret dark truth about us surely dies with you." Mara suddenly felt her pulse quicken because this was no ordinary murder, and the killer definitely remained still somewhere inside. Outside, sudden thunder cracked loudly, and hidden somewhere within Blackwood Manor, an old floorboard creaked under a single careful foot.